Having arrived here, Ye Chen wasn't willing to give up easily. After all, this was about the Pill Emperor Inheritance, the foremost Alchemy Master of all time. If acquired, it would bring immense benefit, and more importantly, the Pill Emperor reached the unique Heavenly Reversal Level in alchemy throughout history, crafting the Emperor Pill which was said to resurrect Supreme Emperors, bringing them back to life.

This was precisely what excited Ye Chen immensely.

He recalled that blood-stained future, where he was invincible yet surrounded by silence, a supreme figure, with no one beside him. He buried all his friends and family in solitude with deep sorrow, and reluctantly navigated against the River of Time, sending them to a world where the ultimate battle hadn't occurred.

Wasn't everything he did to change that bloody future, so those around him could live again?

Perhaps by obtaining the Pill Emperor Inheritance and mastering such heaven-defying alchemy techniques, all the people who had died in the future could be revived one by one.

"How should one obtain the Pill Emperor Inheritance?"

Ye Chen sighed softly, with a sense of helplessness, then suddenly remembered something. He immediately summoned the Chaos Tripod to hover and shield all with Chaos Ancient Energy, isolating everything, and even took out the Desolate Great Halberd to prepare for any threat.

Because at this moment, he retrieved the small Pill Ding obtained from the Alchemy Hall, exquisitely delicate and about the size of a baby's fist, starting to examine it. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Master Qingye, at the peak of Level 8 Alchemy, was once of humble talent. Yet with such a small and special Pill Ding, he carved out a heavenly-defying alchemical path, eventually reaching the pinnacle of mastery, just a step away from the Grandmaster Realm.

This indeed highlighted the extraordinary nature of this small Pill Ding even more.

Ye Chen formally began studying this small Pill Ding. Master Qingye once mentioned that this Ding might eventually lead to the Pill Emperor Inheritance. Now, being in the Emperor City's Dantian City left by the Pill Emperor, he had a feeling that he might obtain more valuable information here.

At first glance, the small Pill Ding appeared ordinary, like a mundane object. Ye Chen began to infuse it with a wave of Divine Power.

However, the small Pill Ding was peculiar; the Divine Power vanished into it, quiet and unresponsive, as if disappearing without a trace.

Ye Chen attempted to infuse more Divine Power, yet still met silence, and it seemed as though his infused Divine Power was completely absorbed, like swallowed by a bottomless abyss.

Subsequently, Ye Chen extended a wisp of Divine Sense into the small Pill Ding. To his surprise, the small Pill Ding seemed to harbor a terrifying abyss, entirely devouring his wisp of Divine Sense and almost transforming into a dreadful vortex, attempting to draw Ye Chen's Chaos Saint Soul completely in for devouring.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, the Chaos Saint Soul within the Mud Ball Palace opened its eyes, exuding surging Chaos Ancient Energy, majestic and imposing, bearing the Mythical Crown of Nine-colored Chaotic Immortal Gold, and wearing the Supreme Saint Emperor Ring, exuding an inviolable grandeur, as if an Emperor descended into the mortal realm.

Terrifying power surged violently as the Chaos Saint Soul wielded the Desolate Great Halberd, forcefully striking the small Pill Ding.

Clang—

The small Pill Ding was blasted away, instantly severing the wisp of Divine Sense connection.

Thereupon, the Chaos Saint Soul retracted, closing its eyes again in the Mud Ball Palace.

Ye Chen picked up the small Pill Ding from the ground, showing a trace of deep contemplation.

This small Ding was truly extraordinary. Although the Desolate Great Halberd was not revived, under the strike of the Chaos Saint Soul wielding it, even Immortal Ancient Weapons would have shown cracks, yet this small Pill Ding remained pristine and intact, inspiring wonder about its material composition.

The possibility of pointing to the Pill Emperor Inheritance wasn't mere talk. Apart from the Supreme Emperor, who else could create an artifact that withstands a blow from a Supreme Emperor Weapon without shattering?

However, Ye Chen couldn't gather much information about the small Pill Ding. The legacy left by Master Qingye made no mention of its application. Had it not been for Ye Chen's complete comprehension of the legacy, he wouldn't have obtained this small Pill Ding.

One must know, when Master Qingye was just a common mortal, he could access some information inside the small Ding and genuinely embark on a heaven-defying alchemical path. But why, in his powerful state now, did Ye Chen encounter such a situation, confusing him?

There must have been unknown reasons behind it.

He tried probing the Divine Sense once again, attempting to delve into the small Ding once more, but the outcome was the same—it transformed into an abyss wanting to devour everything.

Ultimately, after pondering for a moment, Ye Chen completely suppressed all Qi Mechanism, even calming his Divine Power, becoming utterly mundane, indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

Then, he began gently stroking the small Ding, tenderly as if caressing a lover. After half a day, the previously unresponsive small Ding began emitting peculiar waves, faintly glowing.

Om—

At this moment, Ye Chen seemed to sense special messages quietly entering his mind.

Upon close inspection, he found that he had unwittingly received some valuable alchemical knowledge, including special information about techniques for crafting certain First-rank Pills.

"Hmm?"

Ye Chen showed slight surprise. The small Ding was indeed unique, transmitting alchemical knowledge in such a manner, and even he couldn't prevent the alchemical information from entering his mind, illustrating the Ding's exceptional nature.

Moreover, it seemed reactive only to ordinary people. Why was this so?

He continued attempting in the same manner, receiving more alchemical knowledge in his mind, mostly about First and Second-rank Pills, rarely exceeding the second-rank high-grade pills.

Thus, after a full day, it remained so, leaving Ye Chen somewhat disappointed as he pondered how to obtain more high-level alchemical information. Yet, no matter how he tried, the small Ding was beyond thorough mastery.

Amidst this, Ye Chen even placed it into the Chaos Tripod, attempting to refine it with Chaos Dao Fire, but the small Ding glowed peculiarly, resisting all attacks, impervious to Chaos Dao Fire.

Ultimately, Ye Chen could only stop, gently stroking the unremarkably restored, humble small Ding, feeling a bit helpless.

Evidently, this small Ding couldn't be used just yet.

However, he had a special premonition that this small Ding would soon prove invaluable!